Mount Han (Korea) - Kanzan

...The old city is surrounded by mountains on all sides, with an average summer temperature of 25.4°C and an average winter temperature of -4.9°C, with an annual temperature difference of over 30°C, indicating an inland climate. To the north and south lie Bukhansan (836m) and Bugaksan, and Namhansan and Gwanaksan (629m), respectively, and the Han River flows from east to west through the center, forming a natural fortress. Since the founding of the Yi Dynasty, Yi Seong-gye, established this as the royal capital in 1394, it has been the center of politics, economy, culture, military affairs and transportation for over 500 years, and even today it occupies a major position as a special city. ...

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…旧市街は四方を山に囲まれ，夏の平均気温は25.4℃，冬の平均気温は－4.9℃と年間温度差が30℃を超え，内陸性の気候を示している。北と南に，それぞれ北漢山(836m)･北岳山と，南漢山･冠岳山(629m)などがそびえ，また，中央部を漢江が東から西へと流れて自然の要害をなす。李朝の太祖，李成桂が1394年に，ここを王都に定めて以来500年以上にわたって，政治･経済･文化･軍事･交通の中心地となり，現在も特別市として大きな位置を占める。…

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